New York Faces Subway and Elevated Transit Strike
New York workers face a possible walkout as a citywide strike looms against Interboro Rapid Transit, Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit, and Brooklyn City Railroad. The Amalgamated Association plans a 5 o clock vote. 1,500 strike breakers ready. Authorities arrange 1,300 buses and ferries to keep service. Mayor Walker fails to avert the dispute after talks collapse.
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New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Amalgamated Association of Street “Electric Railway
Interboro Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company
Brooklyn City Railroad
Interboro
Denver Traffic Violators Ordered to Attend Church
Denver officials announce a civic program for traffic violators to attend church rather than face fines. Arrests would occur only to direct violators to church sessions led by their local ministers to promote better driving habits.
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Denver
Eecrer
Colo
Ornate Council
Msec
President Coolidge faces vote on flood relief session
The New York Herald Tribune reports on a split within the presidency and Congress over calling a special session. Observers say Coolidge may avoid it unless urgent issues arise, while Senator Smoot advocates a session. Lawmakers seek early start next year due to primaries and elections, with districts wanting to return by June.
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Coolidge
Congress
Senator Smoot
New York Herald-Tribune
Swimmer Clarence Nittler in hospital after dive injury
Des Moines reports Clarence Nittler of Casey remained in nearly complete paralysis today. He was injured while diving at a resort near Grand Junction and brought to the hospital yesterday for treatment.
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Des Moines
INS
Clarence Nittler
Casey
Wnittler
Grand Junction
Leonard L Long funeral set for tomorrow at St John’s
Leonard La Don Long died Sunday. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 9 30 in St John’s Catholic Church with Rev Fr N J Lentz officiating. Rosary Society members will gather at 1411 Mulberry Street this evening for prayer.
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Leonard L. Long
Leonard la Don Long
St. John's Catholic Church
N. J. Lentz
The
Rosary Society
Mulberry Street
First Burlington name and Iowa Territory facts quiz
Questions ask what Burlington was first called the name of the American Fur Company post at Keokuk the first secretary of the territory of Iowa and which territorial supreme court member was ventriloquized plus when the first steamboat ascended the Iowa River Answers referenced on another page.
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Burlington
American Fur Company
Keokuk
Territory of
Iowa
Territorial Supreme Court
Towa River
Parents urged to engage in child education movement
New York July 26. Mrs Florence V Watkins executive secretary of the National Congress of Parent-Teacher associations says education will not advance properly until parents take more active interest in it. She conducts a course on the parent-teacher movement at Columbia summersession urging parents to be their children's pals and to discuss health and leisure with teachers. She cites rural cooperation, city concerns over safety thrift and motion pictures, and a plan to have 100 percent physically fit children enter first grade in September. May Day exams and a summer roundup correct remediable ailments. She believes better motion pictures, adapted from great literature, will aid education. Her class at Columbia includes 76 students from many states.
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New York
Florence V. Watkins
National Congress of
Parent-Teacher Associations
Watkins
Georgia
Columbia
New Jersey
Ohio
Texas
Ilinois
Nebraska
Michigan
Minnesota
Alabama
Kansas
Wisconsin
Vermont
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Indiana
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Missouri
Maryland
Florida
Iowa
Colorado
California
Jury opens new investigation of Indiana politics
Marion county grand jury began a four day probe into political corruption in Indiana. It uses transcripts from prior juries and will review documents from the so called little black boxes tied to D. C. Stephenson. Prosecutor Remy plans to examine the boxes and other records, while witnesses’ letters and telegrams are being scanned at Remy’s home.
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Indianapoli
Ind
Indiana
Marion County Grand Jury
DD. C. Stephenson
Marion County Criminal Court
William H. Remy
Washington
Remy
Stephenson
Travel talk highlights Lichty winter motor tour
Geo. Lichty spoke to the Canopus club in Black's tea room about flood relief plans and how to manage Mississippi flood waters in southern states. He described a month long motor trip with Mrs. Lichty and the Reeds, tracing from Waterloo to Mississippi including Piney Ridge, New Pr sncy, New Orleans area, Gulfport and Biloxi, noting southern resorts attracting visitors and paving a tourist boom. The meeting adjourned to resume with a rally on the first Tuesday in September.
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Mississippi
George E
California
Waterloo
Piney Ridge
Miss
New Prsncy
Sugar Bowl
Louisiana
New Orleans
Gulfport
Biloxi
Florida
Shots Fired at Des Moines Camp by Klansmen
Klansmen camping near the Iowa state fair grounds say more than 25 shots were fired at their group last night. Officials from Burlington Muscatine Davenport Boone and others report the assault as police investigate. No injuries confirmed and guards returned fire during the incident at the camp.
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Des Moines
State Fair Grounds
Burlington
Muscatine
Davenport
Boone
Public School Declared Nation’s Greatest Asset by Gates
Bruce Gates told Kiwanis members at Hotel Russell Lamson that after visiting Europe he was convinced America’s public school system stands as the nation’s greatest asset. He contrasted European schooling with American freedom and public access. The Kiwanis plan a trip to the Y M C A camp next Tuesday evening for their annual visit.
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Europe
America
Bruce Gates
Kiwanis Cult
Hotel
Russell Lamson
Aimee Plans Big National Religion
Aimee Semple McPherson seeks to build a national religion after resolving internal discord at Angelus Temple. She announced officers of the new faith would be ranked like naval officers, with central offices in Los Angeles Chicago Dallas and Denver. She estimates a nucleus of 250000 members.
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Los Angeles
Cal
INS
Angelus Temple
Ilinois
Aimee Semple McPherson
Grandmother Wins in Fight for Tots
Des Moines July 26. Grandma Ida Fink won custody of four children of her deceased daughter. The district court refused to place the children with their father, William Davidson, a wealthy Des Moines clothier who recently remarried. Fink has cared for the children for eight years since their mother’s death.
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Des Moines
INS
Grandma
District Court
William Davidson
Inlaw
Ida Fink
Waterloo West School District Building Permits
Building permits listed for Waterloo west school district at 600 Locust for erection in memory of Sloane Wallace totaling $1,000. J. E. Merick at 317% Fourth East for room cleaning $100. Ww. B. Aldrich at 11 Cascaden for garage $150. G. K. Gilmore at 310 Pleasant Avenue for residence at 800 Hawthorne including garage $4,000 and $150. W. D. Crumline at 2321 Lafayette for porch $100.
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Waterloo West
Sloane Wallace Memorial
J. E. Merick
Fourth East
Ww. B. Aldrich
Cascaden
G. K. Gilmore
Pleasant Avenue
Hawthorne
W. D. Crumline
Lafayette
Park Avenue and Backwoods Mingle as Millionaire Stillman Weds Forest Girl
Park Avenue and remote woods converge as millionaire James A Bud Stillman marries Lena Vinla Willas in Grand Anse Que. The ceremony unites high society with northern forest folk amid a dramatic family reconciliation. Public spectacle includes river pageantry and a floral woodland setting.
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Park Avenue
Backwoods
Stillman
North Country
New York
Chicago
Woodland
James A.bud Stillman
Aiss Lena Vinla Willas
Stillman Lodge
Northland
Carignan
Batiscan
St. Maurice
Grand Anse
Guardian sought for spendthrift Harry Lyons near Waterloo
Esther A. Sagsse and brothers Mark and Roger Lyons petition district court to appoint a guardian for Harry Lyons a farmer who spends freely. They seek a guardian to conserve his property, alleging bonds and sureties totaling about $9,500 tied to cases including Marie Maharras awaiting Supreme Court review.
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Harry Lyons
Waterloo
Esther A. Sagsse
Mark
Roger Lyons
Esther A. Sasse
Marie Maharras
Supreme Court
Claims Aimee and Mother Both Have Something to Tell
Rev. Gladwyn Nichols, who led 280 secessionists from Ange lus Temple, says Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother both have confessions to make to the world. He believes they should disclose Mrs McPhersons account of being kidnapped and kept prisoner against her will.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Gladwyn Nichols
Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson
Daughter Reaches Armour's Bedside
London reports Mrs. J. F. Mitchell and her husband reached J. Ogden Armour in London after a hurried journey from Santa Barbara. Armour was pleased to see them and doctors say his condition is steady though not able to leave bed yet.
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London
INS
Santa Barbara
Cal
J. F. Mitchell
J. Ogden Armour
Walnut Street Baptist to Worship in Tent
Walnut Street Baptist Church will hold regular services in a tent set up opposite the church while interior improvements and repairs continue. A balcony is being added to increase seating, and decor updates are underway. Work is expected to take about three weeks to a month.
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Walnut Street Baptist Church
Citizens Unfriendly Speed Cop Laid Off in Shenandoah
Shenandoah Iowa July 26 Harold Chambers was laid off as a speed cop after Chief J P Garrett said backing to enforce speed laws could not be obtained. Residents are not in sympathy with the speed laws in the town.
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Shenandoah
INS
J. P. Garrett
Harold Chambers
Temporary Receiver Appointed for Realto Products Co
On petition by Dunkelberg Leeper & Cropper Inc W H Brunn was named temporary receiver of Realto Products company maker of drug sundries Bond fixed at 10000 Judge E B Stiles signed the order declaring the company unable to meet its debts Brunn’s bond set at ten thousand dollars and the action was presented to the judge today
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Realjo CO
Dunkelberg, Leeper & Cropper, Inc
W. H. Brunn
Realto Products Company
Brunn
E. B. Stiles
Whitson Sues for Divorce From Blanche Whitson
Thomas E. Whitson filed for divorce against Blanche M. Whitson alleging cruelty. Married March 27, 1907 in Independence. They have two children, Ruth Frances and William Nelson.
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Thomas E. Whitson
Blanche M. Whitson
Independence
Whitson
Ruth Frances
William Nelson
Sioux City Man Fatally Struck By Train
James Searle a well known resident of Sioux City was probably fatally injured when struck by a train last night. The Texas forest service is planting 1000 one year old redwood seedlings along a state highway as an experimental project.
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Sioux City
James Searle
Texas Forest Service
California
Alate Highway
Million-Dollar News Service Helps Farmers Nationwide
Washington announces a million-dollar market news service linking radio cables and telegraphs to relay price data. It will track grape shipments from California, citrus plans, and regional crops with 2,000 reporters and 7,351 miles of leased wires. The system aims to stabilize prices and prevent overproduction by guiding shipments to where demand exists.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
San Francisco
California Vineyardist Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Florida
Georgia
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
A. Y. P. Delegates Plan Visit to Coolidge
Two hundred delegates from Atlantic Yellowstone Pacific highway convention will leave Hot Springs at noon to visit President Coolidge at the State Game Lodge after a morning session. Delegates hailed from cities along the route as far east as Rockford, Illinois. The trial spans Chicago to Hot Springs and is noted for the largest paved mileage of any transcontinental highway.
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Hot Springs
M. D
President Coolidge
Rockford
Til
Chicago
Two Join Commerce College at S. U. S.
Iowa City July 26. Two appointments to the University of Iowa Commerce college staff were announced today by President Walter A. Jessup. G. R. Davis of North Dakota was named lecturer in business statistics, succeeding John Partington. George W. Mitchell of Wisconsin will become assistant in the bureau of business research.
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Iowa City
P—tTwo
University of Iowa Commerce College
Walter A. Jessup
G. R. Davis
University of North Dakota
John Partington
George W. Mitchell
University of Wisconsin
Bureau of Business Research
Postmaster General praises Des Moines clerk for marksmanship
Washington July 26 One Des Moines postal clerk Joseph Fitz received praise from Postmaster General New for bandit proof marksmanship with a .45 automatic. In seven seconds he fired five shots at a 20 yard target hitting the bulls eye, three in the No 5 circle and puncturing the No 4 outer ring. New urged postal workers to prepare themselves to meet bandits.
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Washington, D. C
Joseph Fitz
Des Moines
New
Dentist Suffers Wrist Fracture in Car Crank Incident
Dr. G. Porter Spicer, dentist at 321 1-2 Fourth Street East, is slowly recovering at St. Francis Hospital after fracturing his right wrist Sunday evening while cranking an automobile.
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G. Porter Spicer
Fourth Street
St. Francis Hospital
Typhoon Sinks Large Chinese Junk Near Canton
Hongkong dispatch reports 150 people drowned when a large Chinese passenger junk capsized between Canton and Koogmoon during a typhoon. The事故 highlights maritime danger amid stormy seas.
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London
INS
Canton
Koogmoon
Hongkong
Evening News
New Viaduct Opens in Towa City
The new $40,000 Rock Island railroad viaduct in Towa City Iowa was opened today after almost a year of construction. Local officials and residents gathered to view the completed bridge spanning the railroad tracks.
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Towa City
Rock Island Railroad
Highway 25 Rerouted Near Creston Route Change
Ames Indiana July 26 highway No 25 was rerouted on the west road north of Creston by the state highway commission yesterday.
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Ames
Creston
State Highway Commission
Pacific air mail passenger link opens San Francisco to Chicago
The inaugural San Francisco to Chicago air mail passenger service marks the first leg of a transcontinental system aiming for about 30 hours ocean to ocean. Boeing provides 25 bi-planes, 18 in active service, carrying mail and cargo with passengers paying ten cents a mile and allowed 25 pounds free.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Central West
Boeing Company
Ocean
Eugene Johnson
Pierre Dupont Likely Succeeds Gary as U S Steel Chairman
New York reports Pierre Dupont expected to be elected to the U S Steel board and to succeed Elbert H. Gary as chairman. Dupont chairs General Motors and the Du Pont company. Gary's retirement has been rumored. Also notes U S Steel second quarter earnings of 46.14 million and GM first-half earnings of 129.25 million.
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New York
Wilmington
Del
Pierre Dupont
U. S. Steel Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
Dupont
General Motors
EH. I. Dupont de Nemours Company
Europe
Gary
Crumpacker Death Attributed To Mental Derangement
A coroner's jury ruled United States Representative Maurice E. Crumpacker died by his own action due to mental derangement. Autopsy found no poison in the stomach and no signs of alcoholism.
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San Francisco
Cal
Maurice E. Crumpacker
United States
Congress
Oregon
T. B. W. Leland
Battery Co Granted New Stock Permit
Des Moines reports the state executive council authorized Standard Battery and Electric Co. of Waterloo to issue $45,000 in additional stock from property, advancing the company’s capitalization and expansion plans.
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Des Moines
INSI
State Executive Council
Standard Battery & Electric Co
Waterloo
Fruitland Ranch Company Inc Filed For Incorporation
Des Moines July 26 articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state by the Fruitland Ranch company Inc Cedar Rapids capital stock $106 000 Officers are Charles S Krause president and George P Witmer vice president.
Drowned Boy Elvin Ackles in Davenport Pool
Elvin Ackles an 11 year old boy died at the Davenport city natatorium at noon today He could not swim and disappeared under water The body was recovered from the bottom of the pool after a search and delay
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City Pool
Davenport
Elvin Ackles
City Natatorium
Osage Cook Saves Little Girl From Gas Poisoning
Mrs. George Sharkey, a local cafe cook, rushed a 10-year-old girl from a car into the Osage cafe and administered artificial respiration after the child began asphyxiating from carbon monoxide. A physician was summoned. the younger sister remained largely unaffected.
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Courier Special Service
Osage
George Sharkey
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Coolidge Favors Municipal Airports
President Coolidge says all large U S cities should have municipal airports and the government will encourage their establishment. He favors Washington D C having an airport and notes Congress would share District of Columbia costs.
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Rapid City
S. D
INS
United States
Coolidge
Washington
District of Columbia
Congress
French Canoeist Crosses Channel Ambitious Channel Feat
Dover July 26 A French canoeist named Marcigne left Cape Gris Nez at 11 10 a m and was believed to have crossed the English Channel. A French tug reported escorting a swimmer but later evidence showed two canoeists with the vessel as they approached the English coast.
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Dover
English Channel
Marcigne
Cape Gris Nez
France
Two Boys Die in Storage Bin Tragedy at Grain Elevator
In Rock Island Illinois on July 26 Ralph 12 and Russell 10 sons of Ora Deatherage were drawn into an endless belt conveyor while playing in storage bins at a grain elevator. They were smothered in corn as their father, loading a boxcar nearby, discovered them jammed in the conveyor.
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Rock Island, Ill
Ralph
Russell
New Boston
Ex-Convict Killed by Step-Daughter
Fort Worth Texas July 26 INS ex convict W H Mason 49 who served two years in the penitentiary was shot and killed at his wife home Ruth Hogan his step daughter told police Mason attacked her mother Ruth admitted firing four shots at Mason police said
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Fort. Worth
Tex
INS
W. H. Mason
Ruth Hogan
Mason
Ruth
Promoted to Major Greenfield to Lead 133rd Infantry Battalion
Des Moines announces Captain Leonard R. Greenfield of Fairfield has been promoted to major and given command of the Second Battalion of the One Hundred Thirty-third Infantry. Adjutant General W. H. Bailey disclosed the decision today.
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Des Moines
Leonard R. Greenfield
Fairfield
One Hundred Thirty-third Infantry
W. H. Bailey
Radio stations protest interference with KMA KFNF
Stations KMA and KFNF Shenandoah Iowa filed a federal commission complaint alleging neighboring stations are interfering with their programs. Attorneys planned a formal hearing to register an official protest. It was claimed Ames and Council Bluffs stations hedged in Shenandoah signals.
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Washington
DD. C
INS
KMA
KFNF
Shenandoah
Federal Radio Commission
Ames
Council Bluffs
Heflin to Speak in County Without Klan Conclave
Officials announced no conclave of the Black Hawk county Ku Klux Klan will be held here Friday. Senator Thomas J Heflin of Alabama will speak Friday evening at the Dairy Cattle Congress Hippodrome in connection with the visit.
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Ku Klux Klan
Thomas J. Heflin
Alabama
Senator Heflin
Dairy Cattle Congress
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